Need to buy an aluminum water neck.. So I can delete the bypass port on it. 5.0 motor.

Dont want to spend 100 for a billet piece.. does anyone make an in-expensive thermostat housing?

Are factory aluminum ones still available?

 

Yep water outlet #84884, from Advance ... less the ten bucks!

 

nice save !

 

ford motorsport has a chrome one for like 30 buxs ill look to see if i have one its yours..

 

John,
I wanted it to be aluminum so I could shut down the bypass hole.

I'm scared of chrome or polished.. anything slippery couuld be a disaster if the upper hose pops off.

I'll call you tomorrow on sumthen else

 

Heres a before and after

The aluminum housing comes with a pressed in fitting with loctite. I uses a propane torch to heat it up and vice grips to pull it out.

Then..

I had the guys at Amazon Hose in Tampa tap out the hole to 1/2 NPT for a few bucks and I installed the 1/2 NPT hex plug. Pretty snazzy and cheap.

Total cost less than 20.00

edit.. look how the rubber cap starts cracking.. imagine if that thing lets go and coolant hits the track when you hauling... big time bad newzzz. Now you know why I made the change.. I also installed a 160 stat and drilled a couple 1/8 inch holes into it.